Bucharest - Belgrade
Flight / Schedule
Bucharest - Belgrade
Aircraft
Antonov AN-24Registration
YR-BMJ
MSN
77310801
Year of Manufacture
1977
Date
December 28, 1989 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Visina Olt
Region
Europe • Romania
Coordinates
43.8661°, 24.4534°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On December 28, 1989 at 12:00 AM, Bucharest - Belgrade experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-24, operated by TAROM - Transporturile Aeriene Române, with the event recorded near Visina Olt.
The flight was categorized as humanitarian and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft departed Bucharest-Otopeni on a special flight to Belgrade to collect humanitarian supplies. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Visina. All seven occupants were killed, among them the British photographer and journalist Ian Parry who was covering the Romanian Revolution.
Aircraft reference details include registration YR-BMJ, MSN 77310801, year of manufacture 1977.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.8661°, 24.4534°.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
6
Passengers
1
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft departed Bucharest-Otopeni on a special flight to Belgrade to collect humanitarian supplies. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed near Visina. All seven occupants were killed, among them the British photographer and journalist Ian Parry who was covering the Romanian Revolution.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
1
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 7
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Bucharest - Belgrade
Flight Type
Humanitarian
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Romania
Aircraft Details
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